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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

SONG.

by James Russell Lowell.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What form best describes the overall structure of 'Song' by James Russell Lowell?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, the speaker addresses the violet's 'eyes full of tears.' What does this image most likely represent?

Q03of 10

Which of the following best identifies the speaker's relationship to the violet established early in the poem?

Q04of 10

The line 'Take hue from that wherefor I long' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q05of 10

What does the phrase 'Grown colored like the sky above' suggest about the violet?

Q06of 10

What shift in tone occurs between the third and fourth stanzas?

Q07of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem's conclusion?

Q08of 10

The allusion implied by 'joy and love of Him who sent thee' in the final stanza refers most directly to whom?

Q09of 10

In the line 'Ever fresh and green in thee / As the moss is in the sea,' what is the primary function of the simile?

Q10of 10

Which comprehension question is answered directly and explicitly in the poem's final stanza?

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